diff --git a/types/utils.go b/types/utils.go
index da243d756b..b912be36f4 100644
--- a/types/utils.go
+++ b/types/utils.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,6 +11,36 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/kv"
 )
 
+// SortedJSON takes any JSON and returns it sorted by keys. Also, all white-spaces
+// are removed.
+// This method can be used to canonicalize JSON to be returned by GetSignBytes,
+// e.g. for the ledger integration.
+// If the passed JSON isn't valid it will return an error.
+// Deprecated: SortJSON was used for GetSignbytes, this is now automatic with amino signing
+func SortJSON(toSortJSON []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var c interface{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal(toSortJSON, &c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	js, err := json.Marshal(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return js, nil
+}
+
+// MustSortJSON is like SortJSON but panic if an error occurs, e.g., if
+// the passed JSON isn't valid.
+// Deprecated: SortJSON was used for GetSignbytes, this is now automatic with amino signing
+func MustSortJSON(toSortJSON []byte) []byte {
+	js, err := SortJSON(toSortJSON)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return js
+}
+
 // Uint64ToBigEndian - marshals uint64 to a bigendian byte slice so it can be sorted
 func Uint64ToBigEndian(i uint64) []byte {
 	b := make([]byte, 8)